ISIS have issued a fresh threat to fans and players ahead of the controversial 2018 Russian World Cup.

In a competition beset with problems, including England threatening to pull out of the finals after the suspicious death of a former spy on British soil, the Islamic group have now renewed their attack.

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England are already set to play one of their World Cup matches at a Russian stadium which has featured in a chilling ISIS propaganda campaign.

Sick jihadists earlier this year released an image of a terrorist brandishing a sub machine gun and a bomb, with the Volgograd Arena in Southern Russia in the background.

It carries the words 'Wait for Us' underneath the sinister figure.

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The stadium will host Gareth Southgate's side when they face Tunisia on June 18, the World Cup draw revealed.

Although Volgograd is not an area which the Home Office advises football fans not to visit, it has urged supporters travelling to watch the tournament to see travel advice before travelling.

The image, shared throughout pro-ISIS channels on the encrypted messaging application Telegram, featured an excerpt of a Quranic verse manipulated by the ISIS followers to urge fellow jihadis to take every opportunity to conduct deadly attacks in the U.S. and Russia.

The poster came after Argentinian football chiefs held a meeting with the Russian ambassador over safety fears sparked by an ISIS mock up of Messi crying blood.

The chilling images are the latest threat to next year's World Cup in Russia as part of a campaign of terror by ISIS fanatics.

Thousands of Russians from mainly central Asia have travelled to the Middle East to fight for ISIS. Experts in Moscow believe around 2,400 joined the regime in 2015 alone.

Islamic extremism is a concern for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Ian Brzezinski, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council.

England's match with Tunisia will be played at the Volgograd Arena stadium on June 18 (Image: AFP)

In response President of the Argentine FA Claudio Tapia met ambassador Victor Koronelli in Buenos Aires to discuss safety arrangements for the tournament.

Although Tapia did not disclose what was said in the meeting, he is worried about any potential threat to the team and their star player Messi.

Coupled with the startling words 'Just Terrorism' and the tagline 'You are fighting a state that does not have failure in it's dictionary' it shows the Barcelona legend wearing a prison suit, with his name printed on his chest.

The Arabic text mirrors what is said in English for maximum affect.

England manager Gareth Southgate in the stands (Image: REUTERS)

And this is not the only image released in a shocking campaign by the ISIS-affiliated group, who aim their output at Westerners.

It appears to show a Russian jihadist, with many active in large swathes of Chechnya.

An official symbol of the finals is also included in the alarming promise to bring mayhem to the tournament.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be played across 11 cities in Russia from 14 June to 15 July, when the final will be played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

While another promises a massacre, saying: "Oh, enemies of Allah in Russia, I swear that the fire of the mujahideen (soldiers in the holy war) will burn them, just wait."

Another poster from the pro-ISIS group threatening the tournament (Image: SITE)

But it is the image of one of the world's greatest players Messi which will send shivers down the spine of football fans.

Argentina are just one of the countries set to take part in the finals next year, along with England.

Tens of thousands of England fans are expected to base themselves in St Petersburg for the month-long finals.

Russia’s second largest city was scene of an horrific ISIS attack when a briefcase bomb detonated on the underground in April 2017, killing 14 people.

The blast was in retaliation to Russia’s airstrikes in Syria that have helped bring the regime to its knees.

(Image: AFP)

ISIS released another propaganda image featuring bullet-ridden photos of President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, inviting its followers to stage more attacks on the group's two leading foes abroad.

"Despite his government's defence doctrines stating that the US and NATO is Russia's greatest threat, I have always felt that Putin regards Islamic extremism to be the most immediate threat," Brzezinski said.

"Putin cut his teeth destroying the Chechens.

"He regarded their rebellion as a manifestation of Islamic extremism.

"He also bolstered his own personal popularity in Russia by demonising the Chechens as Islamic terrorists and by brutally crushing them."